GREAT INSPIRATIONS
There are many great artists who have used wonderfully vibrant colours in their works. Here are some of our favorite 19th and 20th Century painters and styles, and some ways to find out more about them and others who may become part of your group’s inspiration. Also explore other art forms and other eras and cultures for colourful ideas, e.g: medieval manuscript painting, First Nations beadwork, ancient mediterranean mosaics, Japanese woodblock prints, East Indian textiles, children’s book illustration, stained glass windows, historic and contemporary quilts, international stamp designs, northern Chinese embroidery...
Artists: Georges Seurat, Raoul Dufy, Henri Matisse, Jean Miro, Mark Rothko, Robert Delaunay, Sonia Delaunay, Alexandra Exter, Hans Hofmann, Andre Derain, the Wiener Werkstatte group, Natalie Goldberg, Mollie Katzen, Tamarah Rose Antares, David Hockney, Roy Freer, Helen Lundeberg, Florine Steittheimer, Marc Chagall...
Styles: Pointillism, Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, Fauvism, Abstractionism...
Resources: Public library
Fine arts/art history sections
Museums and galleries
Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, Art Gallery of Ontario, McMichael Collection, Gardiner Museum of Ceramics...
(plus many commercial and artist-run galleries and temporary exhibition spaces in both cities)
Internet
http://www.crayola.com/educators/index.cfm (kids art techniques)
www.artswire.org (great list of art education links)
www.monalisa-artmat.com (good art teaching links)
DAREarts
Contact Toronto Card Projects:
Marilyn Field, tel (905) 584-5888